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Elly

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I have a great game recommendation for you Tina! It’s called Forbidden Island. It’s for 2-4 players and runs about $15 at Amazon. It’s a cooperative family game. You all play against the game itself. The basic premise is that an island is built out of tiles and there’s 4 treasures. You’re trying to get the treasures as a team and then fly out to win the game. Meanwhile, each round cards come up which start to sink the game tiles. So you’re trying to keep the island afloat long enough to get the treasure and scoot. What I love about this game is that it’s cooperative, great for adults and kids, and plays well with two people. My husband and I usually play together, but it’s worked great with our adult friends too. Also, you can make it harder/easier each time you play so it’s always an appropriate challenge for whoever’s playing. Definitely check it out! If you end up liking cooperative play, there are more advanced versions where you cure global diseases (Pandemic) or save people as a team of firefighters (Flash Point).

Becky

I have a game recommendation for you. Spot it! It’s a great game and can be enjoyed by a variety of ages. My 4 year old is able to play (with a little help), and it’s entertaining for the grown-ups too. We’ve enjoyed it. We also got Sketch it! It’s also fun but the minimum age is probably around 6 or 7. It’s a drawing game.

Thanks for another great podcast Ladies. Bi-weekly is great! I can only imagine the work it takes to put a podcast together. I was relieved you didn’t switch to monthly!

Beckie, you mentioned you didn’t have MS Word and I wondered if you know about Open Office? It’s free to download and is compatible with all .doc (and other MS office) files. Also, I love Satori Smiles blog! She hasn’t been updated regularly in a while but it’s a great resource.

January W

Have you seen the TED Talk with Sir Ken Robinson? He gave a talk about the importance of creativity in education. He asks why dance is not taught/practiced every day in school like math. We value logic and right brain activities over creativity. e talks about the importance of creativity for our future. It is a delightful talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
So, I want to thank you for adding art an music to your topics! You guvs so many wonderful ideas and resources that I feel confident n adding the to our days.

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